Sunday, May 22, 2005

"It's overwhelming," said Deb Bergschneider, dental clinic coordinator at
the Concord center. "Because we serve the uninsured, we see the lower level
of the community and the need is just astronomical. ... By the time they get
to us, their mouths are bombed out. They are all emergency situations. It's
a severe, severe, problem. It's sad."

Monday, May 16, 2005

"The water fluoridation in most parts of the USA follows a utilitarian principle from which many benefit in the form of a reduced incidence of dental decay, but an increase in the risk of cancer observed in animal experiments cannot be excluded for humans. Many European countries do not follow this example, and fluoridation of the drinking water has still not been implemented to this day due to the potential risk of cancer associated with fluoride intake."

Saturday, May 14, 2005

Chicago, Illinois, is fluoridated and is where the American Dental Association is going to celebrate 60 years of fluoridation in July. We don't know why.

"'Whether they're Asian, Hispanic or African American kids, they all have an amazing amount of severely decayed teeth, down to the gum line,' Edwards told the Defender.
'Some of these kids say they've never been to a dentist.'"

Friday, May 13, 2005

Fluoridation fails America's children. But that won't stop Michigan dentists from rejoicing with a special fluoridation celebration on May 12, 2005 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, home to the first municipality that enrolled its residents, 60 years ago, in a cavity-prevention human experiment, without their informed consent."